Category: Resource Industries

WaterSMART Solutions Ltd. July 2020   Executive Summary To support broader utilization of alternative water sources in multi-stage hydraulic fracturing (MSHF) projects, regulators and industry are transitioning towards a risk-based regulatory approach, where appropriate. To support this transition, the Petroleum Technology Alliance of Canada (PTAC) engaged WaterSMART Solutions Ltd. and Catapult Water Midstream (the project…
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WaterSMART Solutions Ltd. & Catapult Water Midstream December 2019   Executive Summary To support broader utilization of alternative water sources in multi-stage hydraulic fracturing (MSHF) projects, regulators and industry are transitioning towards a risk-based regulatory approach, where appropriate. To support this transition, the Petroleum Technology Alliance of Canada (PTAC) engaged WaterSMART Solutions Ltd. and Catapult…
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DOWNLOAD: Hydrated Lime Toolkit (326 KB) (includes all guidelines) Hydrated lime Guideline Development Report (1.07 MB) Description Producing oil from deep oil sands reservoirs through Thermal Enhanced Oil Recovery (SAGD or CSS) is a water intensive process. Typically steam requirements range from two to five barrels of water for every barrel of oil produced. Due…
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DOWNLOAD: Magnesium Oxide System Guidelines (682 KB) (includes all guidelines) Magnesium Oxide Guideline Development Report (5.09 MB) Description Producing oil from deep oil sands reservoirs through Thermal Enhanced Oil Recovery (SAGD or CSS) is a water intensive process. Typically steam requirements range from two to five barrels of water for every barrel of oil produced.…
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